How can I get the local group name for guests/administrators?

Question

Question:

I use the code found at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306273

to add a windows user. The problem is i need to add the user to a group, but the gro

Answer 1

As you have pointed out, the names of groups are localised depending on system language.

For 'well known' groups like 'Administrators' and 'Guests' you should retrieve based on the SID. The SID for Guests is:

S-1-5-32-546

There is a list of well known SIDs here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/243330

Code to get the group name from the SID can be found here